1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants
Edited by Kerry S. Walter and Harriet J. GillettCompiled by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre

The most comprehensive compilation of data on threatened vascular plants ever published. It includes the names of some 33,000 plant species determined to be rare or threatened on a global scale. Conservation assessments were provided by the IUCN Species Survival Commission, the National Botanical Institute (South Africa), Environment Australia, and CSIRO, The Nature Conservancy, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew together with hundreds of botanic gardens and botanists throughout the world. The Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and the New York Botanical Garden have made major in-kind contributions. The result of 20 years work by botanists and conservationists around the world, it provides baseline information to measure conservation progress and is a primary source of data on plant species. Most importantly, however, it provides the building blocks on which to base a worldwide effort to conserve plant species.

ISBN 2-8317-0328-X, 1998
280 x 215mm, lxiv + 862pp.
£30 (postage will be charged on the actual weight of the book)
Order no. B213

Also available from http://www.wcmc.org.uk/species/plants

The 1999 List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka

A very important document listing nationally threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka. The lists were prepared using new national criteria. According to the lists a total of 560 species of fauna and 690 species of plants are found to be Highly Threatened or Threatened.

ISBN 955-8177-01-6, 2000
208 x 230mm, viii + 114pp.
US$10
Available from the IUCN Country Office, Sri Lanka.

El Libro Rojo
La crisis de la extinción, cara a cara
Amie Bräutigam y Martin Jenkins

Los ingresos provenientes de la venta de esta publicación se utilizarán para dotar el Fondo Peter Scott a fin de promover el trabajo de conservación de la CSE. No se hacen descuentos (salvo a las librerías y casas de edición). Publicado por CEMEX, con la colaboración de la Comisión de Supervivencia de Especies de la UICN et Agrupación Sierra Madre.

ISBN 968-6397-63-9, 2001
286 x 305mm, 310pp., 256 fotos en color
£45
Order no. B1126

Guidelines for Using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria, March 2004
Compiled by the IUCN Red List Standards and Petitions Subcommittee

During the review process to finalize the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria version 3.1, it became clear that not all the issues concerning the use and application of the system could be covered in the booklet containing the rule set (see above). It was agreed that these issues would be covered in more depth through a set of user guidelines. In addition, during the review process a number of tricky and unresolved issues were also identified. Since the completion of the review, many of these issues have become the focus of active research programmes and emerging results and publications are now providing us with reasonable approaches and solutions. A Red List Standards and Petitions Subcommittee was formed by the IUCN Red List Committee to compile a comprehensive set of user guidelines, drawing on issues identified during the review process, the experience gained from SSC Specialist Groups in applying the system to different taxonomic groups, and incorporating the new emerging approaches and solutions. The guidelines are a living document that will be updated periodically, and help ensure that the system of Red List Categories and Criteria remains stable while providing solutions to any difficult issues that may arise in the application of the criteria to a wide variety of different taxonomic groups.

The updated Guidelines for Using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria are available at www.iucn.org/themes/ssc/redlists/RedListGuidelines.pdf

IUCN Red List Categories
Prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission

The threatened species categories used in Red Data Books and Red Lists have been in place for almost 30 years. The Red Data Book categories provide an easily and widely understood method for highlighting those species under higher extinction risk, so as to focus attention on conservation measures designed to protect them. This document, incorporating changes recommended by IUCN members, was adopted by the IUCN Council in 1994.

ISBN 2-8317-0277-1, 1994, repr. 1998
210 x 150mm, 21pp.
£4
Order no. B141

Available in the United States and Canada from Island Press.
Also available from www.iucn.org/themes/ssc/red-lists.htm

IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria, Version 3.1
Prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission

The threatened species categories used in Red Data Books and Red Lists have been in place for almost 30 years. The IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria provide an easily and widely understood system for classifying species at high risk of global extinction, so as to focus attention on conservation measures designed to protect them. This latest version of the classification system was adopted by the IUCN Council in February 2001 and reflects comments from the IUCN and SSC memberships and the final meeting of the Criteria Review Working Group.

ISBN 2-8317-0633-5, 2001
210 x 146mm, 30pp.
£4.00
Order no. B1127
Available in the United States and Canada from Island Press.

Catégories et Critères de l'UICN pour la Liste Route, Version 3.1
Préparées par la Commission de la sauvegarde des espèces de l'UICN

ISBN 2-8317-0635-1, 2001
210 x 146mm, 30pp.
£4.00
Order no. B1129

Categorías y Criterios de la Lista Roja de la UICN, Versión 3.1
Preparado por la Comisión de Supervivencia de Especies UICN

ISBN 2-8317-0634-3, 2001
210 x 146mm, 30pp.
£4.00
Order no. B1128

Libro Rojo de las Aves del Ecuador
Editado por Tarsicio Granizo, Cecilia Pacheco, María Belen Ribadeneira, Mauricio Guerrero y Luis Suárez, 2002

Publicado por EcoCiencia, Conservation International, SIMBIOE, Ministerio del Ambiente y UICN-Sur.
Para mayor información sobre este material, favor escribir a simbio@andinanet.net

Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador
Editado por Diego Tirira, 2001

Publicado por EcoCiencia y Simbioe.
Para mayor información sobre este material, favor escribir a info@ecociencia.org

Listas de Fauna de Importancia para la Conservación en Centroamérica y México
Listas Rojas, Listas Oficiales y Especies en Apéndices CITES

Editado por Oscar Brenes, Vivienne Solís Rivera, Alicia Jiménez Elizondo, Laura Vilnitzky Strusberg
ISBN 9968-825-00-X, 1999
274 x 210mm, 227pp.
Disponible por UICN Oficina Regional para Mesoamérica (ORMA), Costa Rica.

An Overview of the Threatened Herpetofauna of South Asia
Edited by Channa N.B. Bambaradeniya and Vidhisha N. Samarasekara

The South Asian region can be considered a herpetofaunal 'hotspot' with its high degree of species richness and diversity of amphibian and reptilian fauna. Unfortunately, high population density and population growth are putting enormous pressure on the region's natural resources and ecosystems, and as a result five amphibian species and 31 reptilian species from this region are listed as globally threatened in the 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The selection of papers presented here, from the 4th World Herpetological Congress held in Sri Lanka in December 2001, hopes to draw attention to the status and trends of South Asian Herpetofauna and help policy makers, conservationists and herpetologists in the region take the appropriate steps to conserve these unique and important animals.

ISBN 955-8177-11-3, 2001
235 x 165mm, vi + 118pp., tables, colour photos
Available from the IUCN Country Office, Sri Lanka

The Red Book: the Extinction Crisis
Face to Face
Amie Bräutigam and Martin Jenkins

Drawing on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the world's most objective and authoritative inventory of species at risk of extinction, this publication combines awe-inspiring imagery with solid science and factual accounts. The result of a collaboration between industry and science, this dramatic new work conveys to the general public the urgency and scale of the current extinction crisis.It describes the extinction process, its causes, and the measures needed to reverse it in terms accessible to everyone. More than simply raising awareness, this book is a call for action to all sectors of society from industry to governments to educators, to work together to save biological diversity. Conserving this diversity is one of the greatest challenges facing mankind today and we hope this book will help inspire more people to take up that challenge.

Published by CEMEX, in collaboration with IUCN's Species Survival Commission and Agrupación Sierra Madre.
ISBN 968-6397-64-7, 2001
280 x 299mm, 300pp., 256 colour photos
£45 - Proceeds from the sale of this publication will be used to endow the Peter Scott Fund to further SSC's work in conservation. Discounts do not apply (except for the book trade).Postage will be charged on the actual weight of the book.
Order no. B1122

Red Book of Threatened Amphibians and Reptiles of Bangladesh
M. Nazrul HaqueEdited by Md. Anwarul Islam, Mahmud-ul Ameen and Ainun Nishat

This is a descriptive book on the threatened amphibians and reptiles of Bangladesh. The main part of the publication contains the description, habits, habitat, threats, conservation status and conservation needs of 8 amphibians and 58 reptiles identified as nationally threatened. Coloured illustrations of the threatened amphibians and reptiles have also been given for easy identification.

In English and Bengali
ISBN 984-746-002-7 (English), 2000
ISBN 984-746-006-X (Bengali), no date
240x180mm, viii +80pp., 66 colour photos
Tk. 200, US$10
Available from the IUCN Country Office, Bangladesh.

Red List of Threatened Animals of Bangladesh
S.M. Munjurul Hannan Khan, M. Nazrul Haque, M. Anisuzzaman Khan, Abdul Wahab Akonda. Edited by Md. Anwarul Islam, Mahmud-ul Ameen and Ainun Nishat

This book has been prepared for the specialist community but is equally acceptable to policy-makers and students. This is the abbreviated form of the whole work on nationally threatened animals. The main content is the list of nationally threatened fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. The global status of the nationally threatened animals is also mentioned. IUCN Bangladesh has identified 54 species of fishes, 8 amphibians, 58 reptiles, 41 birds and 40 mammals as nationally threatened. The book begins with a Preface and is followed by an introductory chapter and methodology.

ISBN 984-746-000-0, 2000
240 x 180mm. vii + 35pp.
TK. 100, US$5
Available from the IUCN Country Office, Bangladesh.

Red Book of Threatened Birds of Bangladesh
M. Anisuzzaman Khan. Edited by Md. Anwarul Islam, Mahmud-ul Ameen and Ainun Nishat

This is a descriptive book on the threatened birds of Bangladesh. The main part of the publication contains the description, habits, habitat, threats, conservation status and conservation needs of 41 resident birds identified as nationally threatened. Coloured illustrations of all the threatened birds have also been given for easy identification.

In English and Bengali
ISBN 984-746-003-5 (English), 2000
ISBN 984-746-007-8 (Bengali), no date
240 x 180mm, viii + 100pp., 41colour photos
Tk. 200, US$10
Available from the IUCN Country Office, Bangladesh.

Red Book of Threatened Mammals of Bangladesh
Abdul Wahab AkondaEdited by Md. Anwarul Islam, Mahmud-ul Ameen and Ainun Nishat

This is a descriptive book on the threatened mammals of Bangladesh. The main part of the publication contains the description, habits, habitat, threats, conservation status and conservation needs of 40 inland mammals identified as nationally threatened. Coloured illustrations of all the threatened mammals have also been given for easy identification.

ISBN 984-746-004-3 (English), 2000
ISBN 984-746-008-6 (Bengali), no date
240 x 180mm, viii + 65pp; 40 colour photos
Tk. 200, US$10
Available from the IUCN Country Office, Bangladesh.

Southern African Plant Red Data Lists
Edited by Janice S. Golding

This hardcover, full-colour book presents plant Red Data Lists for ten southern African countries – Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. About 4,100 plant and tree species for this vast region are classified into various categories of extinction risk according to the internationally used principles laid down by IUCN. Measures for coping with species losses need to be dealt with at social, economic and political levels. Until the notions of threatened plants and threatened ecosystems become firmly entrenched within developmental agendas, efforts at retaining species for economies and the benefit of future generations will yield little. To this end, this publication serves as both a technical and a political document – it offers a practical conservation dimension that can be integrated into more sustainable socio-economic agendas for the southern African region.

Published by SABONET.
ISBN 1-919795-64-2, 2002
297 x 210mm, 260pp., maps, charts, colour photos
(Database on CD available on request)
Free of charge
Avaiable from: Project Coordinator, Southern African Botanical Diversity Network, c/o National Botanical Institute, Private Bag X101, Pretoria 0001, South Africa; Tel: +27 12 804 3200; Fax: +27 12 804 5979;
E-mail: reddatalist@sabonet.org

Threatened Birds of the World

A shocking 1,186 bird species risk becoming extinct in the next 100 years. Even worse, 182 of these are Critically Endangered - meaning they could be extinct in just 10 years. Which birds are threatened? What do they look like? Where are they found? Why are they threatened? What needs to be done? Threatened Birds of the World provides all the answers.

Species accounts, for each of the 1,186 globally threatened bird species, include: a location map - a colour illustration - notes on identification - conservation status - up-to-date knowledge on population size, range and trend - notes on habitat, diet and breeding ecology - main threats - present and past conservation efforts - conservation targets. Other information is provided on a further 727 Near Threatened species - the extinction crisis - the use of birds as indicators of biodiversity and in ecosystem conservation. Global analyses show where threatened birds occur, principal habitats, key issues to tackle and conservation action targets.

Published by BirdLife International and Lynx Edicions
Hardback, 2000
295 x 210mm, 850pp., colour illustrations, maps, graphs and charts
£59.50, US$95.00
Available from Lynx Edicions, Passeig de Gracia 12, 08007 Barcelona, Spain. Tel: +34 93301 0777; Fax: +34 93302 1475; E-mail: Lynx@hbw.com

Using the IUCN Red List Criteria at the National Level
A Regional Consultative Workshop for South and Southeast Asia
Edited by P. Balakrishna

ISBN 955 8177 09 1, 2001
155pp.
Available from the IUCN Regional Biodiversity Programme, Asia.
Also available at www.rbp-iucn.lk/bkredlist.html